Kunal Nayyar
Kunal Nayyar (/kʊˈnɑːl ˈnaɪ.ər/, kuu-NAHL NY-ər; born 30 April 1981) is a British actor who gained recognition for playing Raj Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019). He also voiced Vijay Patel on the Nickelodeon animated sitcom Sanjay and Craig (2013–2016). Nayyar was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards for his role as Sandeep Singh in Netflix anthology series Criminal: UK (2020). Forbes listed Nayyar as the world's third-highest-paid television actor in 2015 and 2018, with earnings of US$20 million and US$23.5 million, respectively. As of 2024, his net worth is estimated to be $45 million. The asteroid 8627 Kunalnayyar is named after him.
Trolls Band Together
(Guy Diamond (voice))
Trolls Holiday in Harmony
(Guy Diamond (voice))
Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour
(Guy Diamond (voice))
Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School
(Guy Diamond (voice))
The Scribbler
(Karem)
How to Date Billy Walsh
(Rupert Brown)
Dr. Cabbie
(Tony)
Consumed
(Serge Negani)
Ice Age: Continental Drift
(Gupta (voice))
Trolls
(Guy Diamond (voice))
Say It Ain't Solo
(Self)
Trolls Holiday
(Guy Diamond (voice))
Trolls World Tour
(Guy Diamond (voice))
Sweetness in the Belly
(Dr. Robin Sathi)
Beyond All Boundaries
(Narrator)
Think Like a Dog
(Mr. Mills)
Spaceman
(Peter)
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
(A.J. Fikry)
The Up and Comer
Patel
Christmas Karma
(Eshaan Sood)
Diya
((voice))
Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
(Self (archive footage))
Good Mythical Morning
(Self)
The Big Bang Theory
(Rajesh Koothrappali)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
(Self)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
The Mindy Project
(Sendhil)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Drop the Mic
(Self)
Night Court
(Martini Toddwallis)
Entertainment Tonight
(Self)
Suspicion
(Aadesh Chopra)
Criminal: UK
(Sandeep Singh)
Conan
(Self)
The Last Leg
(Self)
People's Choice Awards
(Self - Presenter)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
Sanjay and Craig
(Vijay (voice))
NCIS
(Youssef Zidan (uncredited))
Conan
(Self - Guest)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self - Guest)
The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast
(Self - Guest)
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
(Rajesh Koothrappali)